http://youtu.be/L23iIpGYuEI Experienced General manager, Executive manager, F&B; manager, Executive head chef, Head chef, Consultant manager, Consultant chef, Sommelier, Mixologist, Food connoisseur of Italian, European and continental cuisine. Specialties: skilled in developing & implementing Sales, Marketing & Promotional Plans.Great management and leadership skills. Capacity in turning restaurants around, identifying what needs to be improved in all aspects of operations, quickly turning them into profit making businesses and in recruiting or training staff. Aim is: create the right environment to create maximum profit! Basic skills in revenue and financials. Present: Chef patron and General Manager at Pacino's in Dublin 2, Suffolk Street.. Consultant Manager for companies into hospitality. Until May 2012 worked as executive chef at Pinocchio Restaurant Dublin 6 and as executive manager at Flavours of Italy. Nominated best Italian chef in Ireland from Paolo Tullio in 2012. Originally from Tuscany, with professional training in Milan, capital of food and fashion, with experience in all aspects in luxury hotels and restaurants in Milan, Veneto, Trentino and South-Tyrol. Was appointed as “king of the Italian Cuisine in Amsterdam” by food critic Johannes van Dam. Worked in London for 8 years during which time I was feted by OK Magazine as one of the best Italian chefs in England. After taking over the kitchen in Pinocchio Restaurant in Ranelagh, Dublin I was awarded a 10 out of 10 for food by acclaimed food critic Paolo Tullio.